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Priya
DasSarma is a Research Scientist at Blue Marble Space Institute of Science and mentor with
the National
Science and Technology Medals Foundation She was educated in medicine and
microbiology at the University of Vienna Medical School and the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. She has considerable professional experience as a
research microbiologist, with over 80 published articles. She also has a
certification to teach biology and has taught at the high school, college,
and university levels. Additionally, she is well-known for designing the Making Microbiology Manageable teaching modules based on
the Haloarchaeon, Halobacterium sp.
NRC-1, which are distributed nationally. When she is not doing research,
teaching, or mentoring, she enjoys vegetarian cooking, gardening, and
reading.
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